Synonyms and Antonyms of afflict
- the South was afflicted by a severe drought
- he's been afflicted by nightmares ever since the accident
badger, dog, hound, pursue, ride
aggravate, agitate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, distress, disturb, exasperate, gall, get, grate, gripe, hagride, harass, harry, irk, irritate, molest, nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put out, rasp, rile, vex
discomfort, discompose, disquiet, fluster, grieve, perturb, strain, stress, trouble, try, upset, worry
crush, oppress, overpower, overwhelm, smite, strike, tyrannize, victimize